SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL CINEMA: THE SPARK TO CHANGE THE WORLD IGNITED BY FICG40
The Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG) opened its doors to the creation of spaces to explore issues of socio-environmental ethics with the panel Environment, society and cinema, with the participation of filmmaker Max Keegan; the director of the Museum of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guadalajara, Eduardo Santana; and documentary filmmaker Rodolfo [...]
FICG40: THE ART OF BRINGING WORLDS TO REALITY FROM THE MOVIES
Desde las perspectivas de dos diseñadores de producción, Bárbara Enríquez y Eugenio Caballero, la vestuarista Ana Terrazas y el cinefotógrafo ecuatoriano Enrique Chediak, el diseño escénico, el vestuario y la imagen son vehículos narrativos. Por ello, la conversación de esta familia cinematográfica reunida en el panel Narrar desde la imagen, parte de las actividades del […]
"WORDS, FOR ME, ARE A SAFE PLACE": A MASTER CLASS WITH DENISSE GUERRERO
"THE WORDS FOR ME RESULT IN A SAFE PLACE": HONESTAMENTE DENISSE During the fifth day of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG40), the master class entitled Honestly Denisse Guerrero, given by the singer-songwriter, who has been a reference for Mexican electropop, took place. Her artistic style has transcended generations, which is why at [...]
WINNERS OF THE INDUSTRY PROGRAM COPRODUCTION MEETING ANNOUNCED
The Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), through its Industry programs, presented the winners of the twenty-first Co-Production Meeting in Hall 2 of the Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas. In the framework of FICG's 40th anniversary, the Co-Production Meeting is a platform that opens doors to the [...]
"BE ROMANTIC IN YOUR ART AND PRAGMATIC WITH YOUR TIME"; EAN MCNAMARA PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF REALITY AT FICG 40
During the fifth day of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG40), the talented visual artist Ean McNamara gave an out-of-the-ordinary master class entitled: Mr. Director, Your Monster Is Sinking into the Lake. Beginning with the famous anecdote of director Billy Wilder, during the filming of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, McNamara [...]
JENKINS - DEL TORO 2025 SCHOLARSHIP WINNER PRESENTED AT FICG40
Carolina Revilla Casillas was presented as the winner of the Jenkins - Del Toro 2025 Grant during the 40th edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG). To make the official announcement, Daniela Yoffe Zonana, coordinator of Cultural Extension and Dissemination at the University of Guadalajara, was present at the press conference.
PREMIO MAGUEY PREMIERES AMOR DE PAPEL AT FICG40
En una sala colmada de energía, la serie Amor de papel hizo su debut como parte del Showcase de Series del Premio Maguey, dedicado a las narrativas disidentes y al cine queer contemporáneo. La propuesta, integrada por cinco capítulos de cinco minutos, sorprendió por su frescura, su humor y su apuesta estética que narra un […]
PRODUCING WITH THE HEART: MÓNICA LOZANO AT FICG40
La edición 40 del Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (FICG) se vistió de gala con la presencia de la productora mexicana Mónica Lozano. Este 9 de junio, la homenajeada ofreció una clase magistral titulada De historias locales a éxitos mundiales. En ella compartió con los asistentes su trayectoria y su metodología de trabajo, que […]
FICG40: EXPERTS ANALYZE THE ROLE OF SOUND IN FILM NARRATIVE
Reafirmando su misión en la formación de nuevas generaciones de cineastas, el Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (FICG) presentó la clase magistral El otro elemento: El sonido en el cine, conceptualizar, producir y posproducir, un encuentro íntimo donde destacados profesionales desentrañaron los secretos de este arte invisible que define la experiencia cinematográfica. El encuentro […]
ICE MERCHANTS: FROM SMALL RITUALS TO BIG STORIES
From piano to animation, João Gonzalez, gave the Master Class: "Ice Merchants" - From a Student Film to the Oscars® at the 40th edition of the International Film Festival in Guadalajara (FICG40) that took place at the Ágora Jenkins of the University Cultural Center of the University of Guadalajara. Film director, animator, illustrator and [...]